[Hiring] Accounts Payable Specialist @8am

Role Description

We're looking for a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to run the day-to-day of 8am's AP process on our Procure-to-Pay team. Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you'll handle vendor invoices, payments, purchase orders, and expense reimbursements with a sharp eye for accuracy and a strong service mindset. This is a hands-on role:

• Process vendor invoices and purchase orders with accurate coding, approvals, and timely payments.
• Research and resolve credit balances and payment discrepancies with vendors.
• Handle stale-dated check research, stop payments, voids, and reissuance.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for vendors on payments and payment terms.
• Process employee expense reports and support the corporate card and charity matching programs.
• Support month-end close, monthly AP reporting, and annual 1099 processing.
• Keep AP files audit-ready and flag process gaps to the AP Manager.
• Use AI tools to automate invoice processing, coding, and vendor correspondence.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years in accounts payable or accounting operations.
• Excellent Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Strong communicator across all levels of the organization.
• Responsive customer service instincts with internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-starter who can juggle urgent requests without losing accuracy.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to automate or optimize your workflows.
• Bonus: Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience, and multicurrency entity experience.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.

Benefits

• Statutory Benefits – Full compliance with Colombian social security (health, pension, and risk coverage).
• Staff Referral Bonus – Rewards for referring great candidates to the 8Team.
• Paid Sick Leave – Covered from day one, with EPS support after the 2nd day.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) – Up to 15 paid days off per year.
• Parental Leave – Maternity and paternity leave in line with Colombian law.
• Company Holidays – Paid time off for all official Colombian public holidays.